Gratuitous Domestic Posting (TM) - Spring Outdoor Division

By popular demand, I finally got around to snapping a few pics in the garden.

First up are the Dicentra, aka "Bleeding Heart" now in the glory of their first full charge:

I planted these three or four years ago. Interestingly, for the first time, they seem to be propogating:

Oh, and while we're 'round front, I wanted to show you the climbing rose (an Improved Blaze):

No doubt you're saying, "Gee, Tom, what's the big deal?" Well, the big deal is that I transplanted this rose two years ago. As of this time last year, it was only about five feet tall and constantly deer-ravaged. Somehow, though, late last season it suddenly shot up and, as you can see, it is now thoroughly established well above deer-grazing level. (You can't see it from this pic, but it has lots of buds as well. I'll snap another when they open.) Give it another few years, and this fellah ought to be all over the wall.

What else? Oh, here are a couple of the azaleas:

Many of them have got overgrown in the past few years, with lots of internal branches dying off. I tried some rayther severe experimental pruning on one and managed to kill it with the shock, so I'm going to have to go easy on the others.

So let's go out back, shall we? Here are some flowers on the blueberries, promising lots of delightful grazing for Robbo & family this summer:

That is if I remember to get the netting up. We've got an unusually large number of crows, blue jays, cowbirds and other avian pests this year who, if left unchallenged, will strip the bushes.

Moving on to one of the few flowers in my garden the varmints don't get after, here is Peony Row. Note the poor roses in their cages behind. If left in the open, they'd be stripped to the bone by the deer:

I snapped this just before putting up the supporting stands, which I almost did too late as a result of this crazy spring we've been having. Here you can see the buds coming out on one (it is fairly typical of the lot):

Of course, I'll post pics as the blumes go into action.

Well, there you have it. Not much else to see yet, although I expect the columbine and iris will be getting busy soon. In the meantime, here's a little Robbo Fantasy pic:

Ain't gonna happen any time soon, but a guy can dream, right?